Hotbox08 said...

Hotbox08 at 04:17 PM JST - 8th November

helloklitty said:

but I guess giving Matsui the MVP means we're all square on the internment camps, right?

fightfan2008 said:

3-FYI, Matsui is Japanese. The people forced into internment camps were American.

Good point, fightfan2008. I fail to see helloklitty's logic here. The issue of internment camps is something Japanese-AMERICANS…

Posted in Matsui hits record-tying 6 RBIs as Yankees win World Series at 04:17 PM JST - 8th November
Hotbox08 at 04:12 PM JST - 8th November

I've learned that the scoring system in figure skating is strange indeed. It seems that you can get penalized more in the short program, if you mistakenly do a required element twice. For example, you can only complete a double axel once and not twice in the program. Even if…

Posted in Ando wins NHK Trophy at 04:12 PM JST - 8th November
Hotbox08 at 08:03 PM JST - 7th November

Part of me feels like 'learn some freakin' English buddy!'

I guess not every athlete can be like a Hidetoshi Nakata (who never had an interpreter in his life, and always spoke did his interviews in fluent Italian and English).

Posted in Matsui in dreamland after Yankees' World Series win at 08:03 PM JST - 7th November
Hotbox08 at 12:47 PM JST - 7th November

I hate Japanese politics.

I agree. I can't trust any politicians in the world. They can be no more trusted than lawyers in general.

Posted in LDP drops plan to ban 'hereditary' candidates for open recruitment at 12:47 PM JST - 7th November
Hotbox08 at 09:48 AM JST - 6th November

Although business-wise, it would be an almost obvious move for the Yankee organization, Matsui will definitely be missed by New York fans.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/11/05/2009-11-05harperhideki_matsui.html

From an article in the New York Daily News:

"surely Cashman and the Yankees will think hard before they actually let Matsui go off and play somewhere…

Posted in Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance at 09:48 AM JST - 6th November
Hotbox08 at 12:48 AM JST - 6th November

He doesn't have to say anything in English - he's never said anything in English - why start now? He homered, doubled and singled. Nuff said!

Good point. Some players talk and talk about the things they can do. Matsui just lets his bat do the talking.

Posted in Matsui hits record-tying 6 RBIs as Yankees win World Series at 12:48 AM JST - 6th November
Hotbox08 at 11:57 PM JST - 5th November

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I remember how after every season, he would remain adamant that his dream was to win a championship with the Yankees. Never heard him say anything bad about anyone or anything, nor complain about anything. In some eyes that may seem boring, but to…

Posted in Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance at 11:57 PM JST - 5th November
Hotbox08 at 02:24 PM JST - 5th November

Wow! Congrats to Matsui and the Yankees. Although I'm not a fan of the Yanks, I have to give credit to the team they've assembled. Good to see such a soft-spoken, low-keyed kind of guy like Matsui do so well (in what may possibly be his last game as a…

Posted in Matsui hits record-tying 6 RBIs as Yankees win World Series at 02:24 PM JST - 5th November
Hotbox08 at 12:12 AM JST - 4th November

Who is Akiko Suzuki

She is a pretty solid skater. She doesn't get the exposure and sponsorships that Mao Asada, or Miki Ando get, but she skates well. She probably does so because she doesn't get that exposure, and thus feels less pressure to excel. Everytime I see her skate,…

Posted in Oda all smiles on return from victory in China at 12:12 AM JST - 4th November
Hotbox08 at 12:09 AM JST - 4th November

I hope Mr. Brown does better than that Katsuya Nomura dud.

Although Mr. Nomura is not what I would consider a good coach, he is far from a dud. After all, he took Rakuten, farther than it has been than say more established teams like Orix, Hiroshima, and Yokohama. Before…

Posted in Brown agrees to take Rakuten manager's job at 12:09 AM JST - 4th November